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{‘@.luI: Pr.tNT:No rrecutcd rttillz tzealizess
and rl.—':.\‘,'.!(4;.’C/2, (L7l.!l at low ynriccs.
W 0 N I} I-3 It '35’
‘ {-\-‘\'.\~\ t‘-,I:t--,,'_'.-,3.
luau: 51:: an
El at El.
FOR THE COMPLETE cone 0?
Coughs, Colds, Eufit:-.enza,
C it ill Q
Asthma, Bron:-11it..i.s, Spitting
of Blood, and 2.11 ct; er Lung
Compiaints te21:‘ti:t1g to
G€.t.‘t32t’SEJ7.ifv’”.tZP’i‘E6."t'tl.
l\'O'l‘tll;\’G LlI'l'll"1‘.
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READ 'l'llE EV!
The ttbuve ittvztltaable Nrdivitto ltrts now
been l)t‘fUl't* the pub it: st;ftiriei.-tl_\,‘ lone IO have
its Vittucs llzot'o11g,rlu';t/ tc.~::'m'. lt. has lt4=.t~n
lisml try ti l t-la-st-.~:_t.t’ llm (*(ttittttutiity. under
c.v<~.r_v lI0.~:.~:llillB variuty of circtuttst.t:.ct»-3. and
has e.vet'_\_"~.vl1et'o provml its:-if a nto.-t powerful
and t-flit-is-.ttt C't-tiglt :\i(=dici::r-. Lung I)t'.s‘c:z-
56.3 of all ltiuds. _\ioid to its lttflttmtce‘. as ttiists
pass away upon the living of the Sun. '1‘ iis_
is no fiction. \Vo give you '3elow. letters
from persons who are now living in tho st::tt_~
of Next’ York, and who t_let:lart>. over tlteifi
r.-vn si;.1tt:tt:trcs. all that we coull }ms.s!/,n’_r/ «le-
sirctoszzyin.ilsfizzror. 'l"l;o.~‘o who can read
their .~‘llIlf‘t]14".lllS and yet. t'emzt'nt ittc_t':=ti:.:lous.
must be beyond the reach ofhuman testitxt-any.
A LUV!-‘.LY YOUNG LADY
CURED OF CONSU ll l"l‘lO.\'l
“ It is seldom we perttti ourselves to Clt'(.‘ll
as
George 2%.. Bavenporb,
rlttarzicy and Counsellor at law.
Ojfidc l-Vast Siclc 1/ac I3rLclge,
Noaw.-tL1c, CONN."'
_€§:w€‘:. Ferry,
tlltcrncy and C-otzuscilor at Law,
Ma,l!0ry’s Building.
Oflicc lwurs from 8 lo 12 o'clock, A. JlI.,' and
from 1 lo 6 o'clock, P. Elf.
C. 3; G. A. BESSELL,
1’it.t.orac_7s and counsellors at law.
Ofiuce over J. lilailorgt £8. Co.’s Store,
NORWALK, CUNN‘.
seam .42.. was <3,
‘Viv.-olesate amt Retail D5-al-r in
DRUGS. Ml-IDl(Jl;\’E.S. Clll~It\llC.»\LS,
l’l3l{l9‘U.\[i?.l{\'. DYE STUFFS,
1’A'l‘l'I.\"l‘ MISDIUI-.\'l'lS. &c.
ll"cs£ sirlc the Brz'cl_«__-c, l\'or~u;1zl/.', Conn.
53. :31" E-»'3-I=.""i§.'3'.="’.’é*‘It.'£'-§.§i§,
DEA!.El"-. IN I-‘0I’tl'IIGL\' AND DG.‘cll-ZSTIC
0- .4?’ .. .. ‘f,
Siaplc c<;-'..$-tiihl} flag Qoaaits
CA R F‘ E Tl N G
(Em.-:'§:*.,g-e a :2 :1 '3‘ri:.-.3 ..zng.l5.
’ '3‘.-EB, ‘$5.553-$§;’t EEEE5, l"l§-Wilt SS,
9
ostmssrs
. Jolazvs .§’£e1*c,
.l\’Ol'{\V.~\ LK. CT‘.
E.:il;e3a.-3ss»es
l'V.trmatczl to 7.-lmsc all good jztrlgcs.
‘f}“‘-9'.“ E*d'arramo1‘e,
. -..-.=*« - W -*
gig-erg;
«:‘.~.‘ Etc
Corner 0/ State a2z.:l Il1'a.ixr. Slrccls,
UlllDGl3I’0RT_._ CONN.
'\V[IOLES.-\L13 56 ill-J'l.‘AlL DEALER IN
Gt'ur:et'ies. Flour. f’rovisintt-‘r. 214:: it‘, Powder. 550.
No. 14 & 16 Main st., i‘iot'\\*all<, Cr.
:-
.
".’5_-v-- 7--.-an ---5-:-"
-7.i.'.$§' £;:;5s<.P.';a‘;
".VllOLl:lS.-\Ll£ & l’t'rl".~\lL
ln (}rot‘:et'ir-S, l’t'ovi.s'iutts. lflour, Feed, -4- ...
Flslt. Crockery and Gizrss \\’:trc. \\"uo-zltrn uml
Vv'illo-.v \Var+-. Broottt.-:. Mats. &c.. Eco.
"' " ll".-zlr:r sf... Norzcal/c, Corm.
in) ~
5%.,
D IS A L E R S
C‘. iv
Lcckwoottt, Eizzight 8:. Ce.
M.-\.\'UF.\C'l‘UltERS OI"
"t‘1=.\', SHElS'l"-ll--‘.O;\'. <55 BRASS WAR]-ZS
AND I)l‘IAL!-IRS LN’
§l‘OVES, l't1tlg(‘.'~3, lut'zzacc.s. heaters ittltl
dt'ont.<, hollow ware. sad irons,'casting.s.
try at space in these L'()lt_tlt]tl9‘l() S))‘C‘tll~‘. irt praise 51;.-_-pg tom] and tt-,-td pipe, _.»t-N,» 3,-.;,,,., “mt Zinc,
of any article in the patent ttteelicino way; but
\vhe.r. we see the lilo of a follow r-.t'e.ttut'c.
saved by the use of any tnet.lit:ir.e wltatever,
we coasidt-r it. as our t'l;;'l'tf, it not. a duty. to
give it simple statement of facts, that. 0llt(.‘l‘S
may. in like manner, he t;-cm-fitted. Tlte cttso
wlticlt ltas in-zluccd us to pen this article, was
l)]';ts3 lgettles, (:ttllt"|‘_}‘. porcelain, iappan and
brittattia wares, china, crortkwy and glztss
ware. I7:-nton enatnollcd wa 1'9.‘-5. In-ttsltes and
tnzttr-lies. gl:tss lanterns, r-ltatn pumps, t\1illcr’s
uvttter proof oil pa:-"to ltlackittg. liosit cantpltenc
and burning fluid, \\'tlFllll|{_[ and _\’H:t:~'t powtlets,
stove
and shoe hlacl\itt,t,:, wt'appin;; paper,
that of at young lady of our ttr-tpatintrtuco, who w,i_§.1t;t_<, hroonts, pails. travs, bowls and tuna,
by frequent t-xpn.-ttt'e to the tttgi:t air. contrac-
ted in cold, whiclt settled on the Lungs l,rel7.n'0
its t"avago.~: could he ::l:t'\'t°,(l. t'l'his ut-cnrt'et_l
two ago this winter.) Various l'(étttGtll:’+.>' were
used. but. with very little cftl-t:t or l){'Ii(’lll.
Tim cough ;::-ow worse, with coaiou: e.:<:>ce:to-
t'ation.and the sunl.£.‘t) eye. and pale. hollow
check. told plainly ("nut l’ulntanary Di.-wztsze
was doing its wt.-rst on lter delitrate fratno.
The f;tntilyplt_j,‘sici:ttt was consulted. and al-
though he would not. admit to the voun,«_r lady
that site really had the Cuosnmptiott. yut he
would give no mtconragement; as to a cure.
Attbis cri.-.i-.-', hcr nrotltcr was per.~:uadcd to
make use of a bot. to of Dr. l{o_._-zers' Compound
Syrup of Lil’ ER\VOl{'l‘. TA R. AN D CAN -
CH.-'&LA(;‘U.»\. ant! we are happy to state, she
was pc-t'f'ect'-_v cured in less than three tnonths
by this medicine alone, after every hope wtts
destroyed. It is ttseloss to cottitttent on such
21 case as this, for the simple truth will reach
whore po'i.-in-.d tit-tion tn-vcr cart. ll’ a'Iy
doubt. the authenticity of this st:ttemeut. let.
them call at this office ——U. S. 1lIil£.5;u'_2/ and
Naval Argus Qfficc 79 C/’uzt/tam. 5-5., N. Y.
-ugh an»! Disease of 1-1 ,7)?/Illlll-S‘ s/darling’
CURE l). /Iflcr l)£'ln,.’__{ given. up twice
by emi/z.cnt 1’/z_:y.sic'z'atzs .’
AI.BA.\‘Y. Jone O;lt, 1949.
Messrs. A. L. .‘5c.uvill cc Co.—l ltm-exvith
forward to you a Ce:'t;ilicate ofa Cure, e-tfetzted
by your Compound Syrup of Liverwort, Tar,
and Cancltala,r_{ua. The Cough and e.xp¢=.ctora-
tion was of fourte-Ien months sttttttlittg, attd had
bafli «l the skill of several of our cntineut
physicians in Netv Yot‘l<,.-Xlhany, and Coopers-
town. I am the person in \\ hunt the cure was
eff:-tCtB(l,:tt)tl as I had pt'eviousl_\f no faith 111
patent medicines. 1 have strict.-. tried It on
otlter.~?. and have become satisfied of its Value-
Miue was as great. a cure as ever \vas pct‘-
formed, as I had, «luring t]t_\’ sitrltttess, been giv-
en up twtcta by my p'n_\f.<icistt'ts. l ltavo now
comtneuce-.d my business, after taking. l think,
about eigltt. bottles \
Yours. re.sp’_\'. Tans. C. FAULDI-IR.
BLEEDING AT Till’. LUNGS CURED.
E=S'ee /tow promptly; it acts !
Stafenzcnl Zllfr. A. Lang, Biz/rcr, 388
Pearl 5!. N Y.—A few days before last
Ch,-istm-tg_ I was talen unwell, and soon com-
menced bleeding freely at the l'Jttt1;gs. I called
in a Hornczzopatltic l’hysician, but his medicine
did tint seam to ltelp me. 1 read your adver-
tisement. and thought I would try Dr. Roge.t's’
Syrup of Liverwort., Tar and Canchalagtta.
-Be-fotelhad taken up the tltir<l~bottlc.. my
bleeding had stopped. my cough was gutto. tltltl
felt well as usual. My health is now good.
lconsitler it. :1 tnosr. exr-.t-.llent. medicine, :tnd
cordiallyrecommend it. to my friends. [This
statmn.-at was made to the Proprietors, li'Iarch
12th. 1850.] .
For sale, wholesale and retail.‘ by A. L.
. SCOVILL 65 CO. Pt'oprir-.tors, at their prin-
cipal Depot..'GO'l'l‘lIC.' l'lALL.3l(5 Broadway.
New York, to whom all arders tbr the Medi-
cine, and letters relating toageticies, should be
nddt-essad post paid.
Also. for sale in Norwalk by J. A. VVEED.
and 'W. E. BISSELL.
Price.-.—In large bottle, 581,00 ; or six bottles
st-ive.-1.; :n::tts_ u-;t.~:li ladle-5. stantps,
.~=poons. cloths-s b:tsl.et.-'._ hollows, t‘*Cc., &c.
i:.t:-:!'I.l~I,
‘‘ ‘vLU‘»ll3lAN EIALL,
,-. r,.r,.
Eaiifff, ll‘-.\.ti ‘£615-
afb 3'31‘. ”.§”o'<.:-fie,
I.‘t§P0t'1'f‘!'iltS, Jf}BE2i"'.f'.S AND ll!-2'1‘.-‘.lLl~It':S CI’
" "-‘=3, '§.<‘z'e::c£a, €}e:':2a:,=.n, téwiss 8:.
ifioxnacstic Dry Goods.
Strangers visiting Noxv York wifl always find
a large assortment, of
F.-\L\'CY AN D DOMESTIC DRY GOODS,
Selected for the retail trade c.\'pt'essly, con
sisting of Ric.-‘L Sill: and Grape Shawls, Plain
and Embroitlcrccl.
iucn SILKS. I’.tt0C«\:)t-ZS, I«‘It;»Ur.r:n,
Sari}.-czl. C/'tan,gca[;lc and Inclia.
Ric/L Fuularcl. liltzrcclirte and Florence.
Ric/1. C/tin/s, Prinlccl Foularcl, (a new article.)
-Also. a full assorttnont. of
Rich .Dr'c.s:; Goo'l.v,co1nprising,r Bareges Ticragc
Dc L.-ufnc. flfrzs/i/2. De .\,'.-tic. (:'ren(1r/incs.
Al/mt incs. .ft'2'l/: Cl'is.311cs. I’l.»zin. Co/oral and
lVa.'.crcn’. Nor'1L*ic.’z. [’opl'i/rs. Plain, Col'¢l
anrl l"7§‘tu‘C(/ .5'tris.s' /l/lt’.S‘ll72'S. ./uconrl.
Book and Irulirzs fl;"us.’/"us, Colorccl
and Clourlcrl C’/nun/;ra_I/s. 1t’ir:/L
Lace l'}ntt')rI«i«/crcrl Collars,
Capes. Vrils. (Iu_,/fs and f-Irnul/'.'cr-
clt2'r_fI>‘. Ru:/1 1n.sr3:-lions. E-:l,g2'n_;r.s
marl .Bl(Ir'/J Afllt‘ 'f'r7‘IIti‘n/'n_r_r_=, of all,
ll-"icltlt.s*. Lace Eat It roizlcrczl l'l-7/.*rl:,-1:.‘ am/.
uzcrss .ur.(uns. rt n‘c(ir.s' or an? s. u'.; ans.
T‘ C ' l_/ / /I I’ ll)
Tog’ /;H.u.s. Satin L115!/'7'n.Q'.v, rz__,/‘all ((533!)/‘lI)IC‘]I£
Lucltcstfi Gents Frenclz Kid Gf!}BC.?.’t£:(£I'T£l‘IllC(l.
A gotzoral :_tssortxnc'nt. of SlLK CY. COTTON
llOSl I1‘. RY,togot.lter with at large assortment of
Jllcrinnrs. Ca.s/uncrcs. Przrrunrz'Iys. A/partcas,
ftlmtselinc De Lrunc. ("uric/1. l‘:)I__gl/..S‘lL and
Du/nestle Prints. Lon,r: Clo.’/ts. Shirt-
tngs. -S‘//ccltrrgs. L/‘nm Ttzblc
Cloths. l\'(l[//t'.'I7ZS, Diapers,
Tozoclz,/tgs., cm, e/.c.
fifgrscfllcs, Toilet and Lancaster Quilts,
Tet'ms—Cash, one Price, and no deviation.
{QZSF Bowery. Grand, \Villiamsburgli and
Jersey City stages, also stages pass the door
from the tlit’fet‘ettt: Railroad Dt=pots‘every five
initiates. 18is(t‘m S. 65 M. E. '.l‘O\VLl'I.
533,4‘, H. 1\’llDDLl§l3ROOK’b' " °
J_..._g‘
..l_l"' §Sa-:I-.5. e and Harness -3.
E STA B L l 8 HM E N 't‘._—'1‘_tm subscriber re-
‘spcctfttlly informs the public that ho cott-
tinues the Sarldle ami Harness business a few
rods north of the'Congrc-gatioual Church in
'\Vtlton’. where he has been for the past two
years. Saddles, Ilttrnasses, Trunks. Valises,
tjarpet Bags, Bridles, \Vll'l,t>S. &c , <'S:c., made
to order, of the best. material and wot kmanship.
Repairing done in a most expe’dit.'tous'nnd
workmttnlike manner. All goods sold at the
iowezt rates for cash. _ -.
H. IHJDDLE-BROQIC.
‘Wilton, Juno 2d, 1351.
I
_lic.
NORWALK, CT.‘ TUES
1’OETRY.
From Dozzglrzss Jcrrol:l’s Illtzgaziztc.
E1331‘ was not Made to Mount.
'.l‘lie.ro is a voice whiclt haunts me still,
\Vltero’er on earth I be ;
In lonely vale, or lofty ltill,
And on the distant sea—
I ltoa r it in the silent night, -
And at the break of morn;
And aye it. crie-th——dark or tight-
Man was not made to mourn l
In every stream that seaward flows,
That. voice salutes mine ear;
In every wind that routtd me blows,
Its thrilling notes I hear;
In every sound of Nature's heart,
The cheerful or forlorn,
This ever bt-ars the better part-
t‘v'lan was not made to mourn E
6 The sun that glands the summer noon,
The light that l)leS$0tl't all.
The myriad stars, the quiet. moon,
The showers front heaven that fall, ,
The flowers which in our meadows grow.
Our mountain paths adorn-— .
All. all, in their own f.=tSlli0t’l. Show
Man was not made to mourn l
All t'\'ature cries alond—-but titan
Pu-g:.rds not ;V:tttIt'e's voice;
PL‘t'V(.‘tft'ill her henij_;nant plan,
ller \V()t‘l{l)lttt).s‘ltll) dost:-o_vs—»
From her lnigltt book tho lwiglitcsl. page
\Vith intpious hand has torn.
Yet still she cries from age to ago,
Man was not made to mourn!
O, gentlest motlterl may thy child
bro long, thy lesson read ; *
Etztlmtcc. thy [)t't,'t:t‘-])l.~3, loving, mild,
Thy lt'atertti;a§n;_g creed ;
Then shall the bit-sscd and be known
For which he has been born;
And all shall feel, from zone to zone,
Man was not nntdc to mourn!
Rcccih-c*.*i0ns of Clzildhood.
'rnt~: DYING 'I‘l~ZAC{1EIt..
It only seems like ye.stertl;ty,
. Tito morning ft'esh and cool,
\Vlten fir.-:t‘ with satchel on my arm,
Ibcut my steps to school.
My path lay tltrough a pleasant lane.
\'v'lter«: leafy houghs did meet
Above my ll(‘-titl, while traced in gold
'J.‘hey played around my feet.
At length I re‘-ached the little school,
A claim, scqucstetml spot;
3y me. far down the vale ofycars,
It is not yet. t'ot'got.
Our toachet- l<indl\,» took my hand,
And S\\'H'c.lly on me smiled,
For on! she had not. yet. forgot
Tlmt. she was once a child. .
She still looked young and beautiful,
But to my litncy secured
That, even in her happiest moods,
Of btiglttcr lands she dreamed.
She often spoke of smut: fa r shore.
\'\-""lic.t‘t-\ all in-t‘ treasure lay,
And said that soon lt.--r little bark
\Vould moor witliin its buy.
We thought she'd like the holidays,
That thitltet‘ slte utight fly-—
To that bright laud \\'itfit'i:‘. tears, she said,
Are wiped front every ("_‘,‘t’.
One tttorn we ItllSSt"(l lterfrcnm the school,
Day followed after day. .
Another Ieacln-z filled her place,
And still she may r-..d away.
And still she stayed, and ne'er returned.
For unto her was givett
A l2t>"»'(?t'-tftltllttg lt0llt.l2l_\',
In tho L-right. land of l‘at‘,tl'ar'CYl.
li"S{)i3Llu‘.«.t\’Y.
'i‘.'t:e Duel.
In on. vvm. l-ZLt)l'ZR.
Front the cott.int=ttv<.-tm=nt of our Revolu-
tion till the year l8t5,a period of forty
years, England was engage-tl in war without
any inu-rtnission. These vars were with
the thirteen colonies, or United States,
Franco, Spain, Holland, the French repub-
Bonapartc, and again with the Unitcd
Statcs; sontctintvs singly, sornctimcs with
several of these. nations at once.
The battle of Wzttetloo was fought on
the 18th of June 1815. That year the
army of England amounted to three hun-
dred thousand mm; and in 18-15, although
she enjoyed thirty years of pmtce, her stand-~
ing army was Sllll one ltuudrcd thousand
strong.
ln time of peace, one would think that
such a. host of S0l'.llct‘S could not be rcquircd
for any purpose; and they probably are not
but it is the policy of such governments
as that of Englat't(l to lice-p as many men in
the public service as possible. To say noth-
ing of other purposes, it. is easy, in an army
of a hurtdt'e«.l thousand soldiers, to have
four Ox‘ five thousand commissioned rvfiit-ers
who generally bclong to the class. of gun-
tlemcn--a class that is found to furnish
the most Its’.-‘ful and the most snbtnissive
slaves to those who feed them. Tlhi
most lxsrvful, because being well born, well
educated, and Well connected, they are
very capable in tlrt.-rttsclvc;-‘, and very
infhnntial with others; and most. sub-
missive, because thcylfare so vrcll paid,
and have no Oil]f:l' SCtVlC(-‘S than pub-
lic 0f'fia:(‘, which it suits them 103 ac-
cept. .
The army of England is crowded with
otficcrs who enter it mercly as a trade or
pmfes.=.i)n, by which they may get a
living. A horrid business it is, indeed, to
undertake todo any killing of men arty-
where that the Govcrnmcnt may demand,
without asking any questions, or knowing
of caring vrbether it is right or wrong '2-—
‘But so it is, when rightly understood; and
ytt. we must not be surprised -if we, find,
once in it while, a man too good fot’suclt
a trade engaged in it; for it is general-
ly thought honorable, even the, R1051
honorable of all pofessions, and but few,
stop to enquire if it is also right.
My story Will introduce the sort of man,
DttY,,JULi* 1,’ E851.
To be perfectly candid with my masters,
lgrnust inform them thatl have forgotten the
names of the persons that lam to tell about.
The pi'cci.~:c place where it ltappetictl has
also escaped mt-, but-l am sure that it was
in Ireland; and the exact date is gcne,to0—-
but I know that itwas after the your lSl5,and
bcfot”e the year 1835, for that was the time
when l ht-ard it.
The general peace of Europe, which
followed the fall of Napttleon, released the
army of England front foreign service, and
after reduction to about ortc-1‘uird of its
‘former number, it was distributed amor.-g
the military stations within the king-
dom and military provinces. A large
number of the survivittg officers of
the field of. \Vutcrloo we-t'e garrtsoned in
Ireland. These were generally men who
had seen hard servict~,_::nd had earned their
honors and offices in the battle field;
but a Cot):-;ld(:t‘t1i:l43 number (f n'ew men rc-
cc-iverl appoinlrnents through favor of their
\vcal=.l1y_and powerful fricnds, and came
among tht veterans with cotimtissioas
in thctr pockets, which gave them high
rank in the army. The 0l\l soldiers,
naturally enough, looked on these raw
recruits as tncrc upst:trts and iutruders.———
They despieel them for their itte:<pc—
ricnce and hated tltcm for their injustice
sut'lctctl by their promotion. la a profs-ssioit
tvhcrc honor is gained by killing lllt-‘3 coun-
try’s cncruics, it will scarcely hr: tltotigzltt im-
moral to hate: the individual's rivals and
:'nppl:tnlcrs. The Apostle James says that
murder uud ltating one’: brotltcrgo l.0',_Te‘.lt£‘t‘.
And taking the tttilit:iry S-’nlllZ)t.'tll5 for the
standard ofjudgmcnt it 13 mean to big or
buy promotion where other people intro to
tigzitt for it. But this is done LlSL’.WllL‘l‘t', as
well asin the llriti.-.h army; for the offict--s
Wlllcll are thought the most l1o~tor.'thle are
ofn:-n obtained by tin;-ans most (ll:»:'l(')IlCZ'G'
ble.
The hero of my story was in tbi-3 situa-
tion gund whether he dc."-rcrvsd lilP_jtt;lgtll(fi!l't
Ive have passed’ on his class or not, he’ cer-
tainly sufiincd it in fall lYl£"3:‘-Ul'0. l-ole ltarl
obtained by patronage the appointment cf
Ensign, after the e.-tul3lisl.=tnt—nt of peace,
and was quartered. witlt some dozen or
twenty oi'ii.ccr.~; cf Wcll£t':gton"s army, in one
of the cities of lrcland.
Au ensign is the lowest commissioned of-
ficer, and the pay is so sm::llth.—~.'. it ts:1say-
ing, “if an En.-ig_n has wine for (lil'lttl‘l', hr-
n:n:t go witliont supper.” Oar E1'lSlt’t’l
was very poor——lte was fricn-Jless, very
young and constitutionally shy.
On the other hand, the officers ofthe station
were generally well stipplied with money
and had nothing to do but spcttd it; the-y
lived fast and high, and wcre by all their
habits and tastes, ttnpl-.-ztsnnt compattious f.r
such 2»: lie. B€:ldt:‘S his touring tnatmers,
there was sontcthing «lac in trim vslltclt dis-
inclined him to tli.-.-ir society, and c.~;po.:cl
him 1:; their‘ dislike ;, this was a c+:r?.ata air
of sell rt‘-spcct sltowing t'clinr-incttt and cul-
ture, and a .-trict propriety of lattguage and
manners which quietly but all the more sc-
vc-rt:l_v, rebuked llit.-H‘ general looscness and
rudt.-ncss of conduct. Tlicy hated him for
the manner he cuter-'-d he array, and still
worse for his p-f‘t‘sonal chac'.».>r and d-.-nteanor
antong them. All this ltilil its I.‘-lfrct on l:'::n
also, and so the breach bctwccn them uidcn-
ed every day.
A certain amount and kind of courtesy",
.-he was entitled to by the rules of the ser-
vice ;.tliistl1vy _<_:.tve liltlt, but :0 sharply tl‘t(3;]:s'-
tired cut, that every salute was an affrottt, an:l
every look an insult, and he might have had
cause of quarrel at any ntoutcnt than he
ple-.ase.l. lt With, in fact, the settler} purpose
of scvt-ral of these mm, to drive him out
of the ut'rtt_i/, by their unciviltics, or to
drive him into a dual, and so dispose of him
finally.
'l‘lt%s grew worse continually. The con-
tctnpt of the older ()f‘i‘i('€t‘S for the yourug,
Ensign, and his n=p11_«__;tt:tttco to them iucrr-as.
ed with cvr-ry incetiitg, until tltov paid no
kind of respect to his leeliuss, fin’-I he «"-Vol‘~l-
ed them with a caution that lUt.l{**(l like an
antipathy. The worst of all was the evident
conviction in the minds of the whole garri-
son, that he was a CO\\-'13J’.l---'J character
most shameful in a S0lt_llL‘l', and in any man
a tvt-..tl<ut~ss that renders every other virtue
\V0t‘l.ltlPSS. ‘
Poor fllotvl he was alone, fricndlcss,
and without a dollar In the world but his
monthly pay. With li’lt°Sk.‘ bcgg:-it'l.y' circum-
stance-s, be was :1 st-ltr.-lar and a gentleman,
\\l‘Llt a feeling rendered over sensitive by
litgit culture and recent int:-foi'tunrs. But
his chit-f im;)cd'tmt.~t'tt was :1 (.‘Ol'l5(‘il_"rlCt‘, a
religious sense of tlglll, which left him no
lib(:r‘.y to i‘t'll€VB ltintsrlsf or mend his pros-
pccts by any means tvltich the biglte;-t mo
rality forbade. lle Sl2fr6l'0l'l vcry touch cv-
cty way, and most of it all he cndurctl for
“righu.-oasncss’ sake” Of course he b-.td
the strength and noblencss which such it
sentitncnfbcstotvs; but it is caster to do great
things than to bear little ones. There arr.-
more heroes than saints in the vcoil.l. St
Pt-tor was not afraid of the soldiers in the
g‘ril‘dCt’), but be was asltatnetl of‘ his I‘elast_cr
in the Judgtncnt flall. To ‘hear dis-
gracc, and shame, and scorn,'to stand qui-
et under suspicions that drive one our of so-
'ciety, for the sake of principle wlticlt no-
body believcs or respects——llr.is IS cross-bean
ing. __ _
Our voung hcro occupied the position Of
a soldier and a gentleman, Willi the cha.rac-
tcr of acotvard and a slave! Itwils 61 blltcr
cup,and his enemies kept it constantly to
his lips. _ _ _
One day be receiv_cd- an invitation as a
matter of course, to dine with the General
in command, who had just arrived at the
_<;[ation_ A.[T!eEtlDg‘Wll.'(l l’llS l)T0ll'l£)' Offl-
cers promised him no pleasure, and be was
personally a stranger to the General, who
knyewsnothing-of him,but_by,report of those‘
_ who deapisqd him. He managed to arrive
at the. latest allowable moment, and be con-
.tbat is an exception to the rule.
- y ._ _ ‘I - . 2.-3,; .
trivecl to procure a seat at the table next to
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the General, who both as his boat and su-
perior officer, was bound to afford him
protection from the Insolence of the compu.
fly. . .
I neetlnot say how the ‘dinnerbour pas-
sod with him. 'I‘otally.s3lent and neglectetl
except for the necessary, notice of the Gener-
al, the time, so full of pleasure to the coat-
pany tvorc away heavy and painful to him,
but he was contented to escape rudeness,
and made iudifll-t‘cnce compariti'.'ely wel-
come.
Alter the (‘lolll was removed, the wine
circ-ul.1tcd,tho company drunk freely, the
mirth grotv loud, and the presence of our
young friend was nearly forgotten, until a
('ll'L'Utltélill't‘.'C of ztattling cliatacter brouglit
him lnto notice. The General suddenly
cried out-
“ Gr.-ntlt:men,l have lost my watch——l had
it. in my hand ten minutes ago, butit is
gone.”
A painfulsuspcnse instantly followed ;—
cvery man‘ cxchan_«_:cd glances with his
neigltbor, until at lZl_-I every cyc settled with
suspicion upon the Ensign. Who but he,
of all the company, could be guilty of
such a crime? besitles, he. was, perhaps,
the only man near cnollglt to the General.
to effect the tlte-ft. Such thoughts as these
were in «very mtnd—thcy left not a shade
of (loubt. The tniscrable wrt-tch was
caught at last; and there was as little pity
as rt-spect felt for him.
‘-Shut the door,” shouted the Colonel of
the t'r-girttcttt, “ lcl no than lcave the room.
The watch is among us, and it concerns
every man prescnt to tixthc guilt tvhcrc
it bi-longs. I propose that ascatch be in-
.-tarrly tttarlc, and hi it brgzitt with me."
“ By no ntcuns,” llll('l‘;!O50:l the General.
“ It shall not be so, No _<__vcntletuati is ca-
pable of such an not A hundred watches
are not tvnrth the impeaciiment of -.tn_v gen-
tlc-man’s honor. Say no more about it. It
has no :~pt=ci'.;i value above its price, and I
care rtothartg about that”
"- But, General,” said the Colonel, “ the
watt.-it ts in" the room.’ One of us must have
it,” lonkittg stcrnly at the young Emtg-..,
" and tho l"d.;~‘Ct'll must be tlrivcu from the
station W's: cannot have a piclcp-at-.kct
nmtjrtg U3, and \VL! ('iti‘_-titit Cut’):-'t’tt[ to leave
it a mtJIIlL*l'll.—lll doubt who the wrctcb l'Cal;y
is.”
“Tin-re is’ no fear that the shame will
fall on any ttz'rt:xp-¢?ct.cd place. \".7c must.
tiaiélt the ft;llO\V now, and be done with
him”
The ensign sat slr-ady, motionlcss, but pale
as death. l£'vory (aye was fi!t.>.t.l upon him,
and to every (ye the signs of guilt were
t'H‘l'f€('lly cltgar. The General had no doubt
«'-f it and he was the more :*=n.‘:ions to prcvcnt
the srrrwclt on this account; but he W215 ov-
t-=z'co:-Je, and Sttbtfliliril. A'f-xxv minutes suf-
ficed for the c.\::mt§~.tar:'on of every c;-no pr-:-sent
till it c:tmt- to the ensign, zvl‘.-o was left pur-
posely to the last. '
“I\'«tt\-,-_voLt:tg man,” sail the Col-our-.l,
turning out xiclvattcitt-,3; t-‘tward him, “now
sir it is your into ,” his f::cc looking pt:tf<-rt-
ly savage with 5-corn and hate. “ The
Wt-ti('ll sir, \\ ithout a word or a moments cle-
lay 3”
flat n iet't‘lfiC cltangs ltad passetl upon the
lzsng-stiff};-t'i:t_g pa!.it:nt boy. He .-tptartg
front his seat wilt a sc.rearn so wild, so
t’:et'c:~, and so full of ttgony. that every ll.-":‘.t‘l
stood stlll a tnotncr.t with surprise. In that.
tnoatcnt he had pl2:t1tc.l ltiatself against the
wall, dratvn his sword, anal taken the attitude
cf tlcfertce. - ‘
“ Come you to scan-li me, sir, as you would
at s.ttsp.-'c'.eLl thief? On your life, I warn you
not to otil-t‘ me that indignity. My dead hotly
you may Sc-3t‘cl), bntnot my living onc.-—
A, preach now if you dare. l‘ defy the
wlioln of you as one man ll’
ln.~tautly the Col. crossed swords with him
in furious combat.
"' llold! [.tt‘t'1('Cl arrest them l" crietl the
Geueral, and sprattg forward hirnsclf to pre-
vent the ztffray. :\t the tirst. step the Watch
rolled on the floor! he it-.11 missed his tub,
and now the \\'ttl.('l1 ft-ll from its concealment
in t't1cv,§olc.n/to of his lTl0\'(.".flt‘l1'.S. The con-
duct of the lCnsi_:_;tt uas ltt(*.\'t)ll('illJlCl lie
had l)t‘avrt‘.' tlcmttctfon,riakcrl his t‘t't)‘dtd.lI.'m,
and pcrilcd his hf: on a point of honor too
nice for his superiors to fuel; and he had in-
:‘-lllletl and tlcficd them all in one breath, and
there he at-nod justified and victorious bcforc
tlli‘-tit !
It was too much to boar, for they xvorc
too much cxcitctl to uudcrstztnd it. Their
(lClt't'!‘.')ltlt'tllOn was lF‘2l{t-"ti, and the co.-np'tn_v
(lic_l‘(f!S“(l tv:th l‘P.St;—lU‘.i()nS set an-.l purpose
in -_x'.ble. The C'it?t’.t€l‘2tl seized the oppottu
ni$to ztgtctlttgiiitt to the Eu-ign for the un-
lmp,-t_v inistake tvhich led to the quat't‘:_-l. and
retpmsted him to call upon him that evening
at a late hour.
Our hcro was scarcely in his own room,
till the Coiont-l’s citullctige was ,')l'l.‘5('fll.("(l to.
him. Wit'ao:.tt a moments delay, he answer-
ed the second who brought it :
“ l will not accept this challenge to mor-
tal combat. lam opposed to the duel in
principle, and I will not ltedt-ivcn from my
scnse of duty. You all know what l have
already cnzlurcd rather than rcven;_re or de-
fr.-nzl myself by taktttgg llft'. l llllttl-Z you
have done your worst, but if not, I am pre-
pared for it. l am my own mastrr, and
willnot allow any man to dictate. my opin-
ions as a matter of right? or compel me to
conduct xvbich my heart and head conclcinn.
Sir,” replied the sccoud,_=“you have seen
fit to include me arnung the men who des-
pise pa, and you are right in that opinion.
Let me tell you, that cowardice and concert
covered with preaching and CZ‘t.')llt’l:,’, ‘ will
not protect you. You have grossly insulted
every gentleman in_t‘ne garnson, ti whom
you were odious enough beforzo, and you
nzusl either give them the satisfaction which
the code of honor approves or you mz.'.92l
leave the army. Be assured of that, sir.”
»Wben he met the General that night, and
informed him ofthe clmllenge, and his re-
,_,_,___,__y y I y _ _ 3,,
fusal, that officer shook his head and looks.d~,
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“ My dear young friend said he,“ I am
afraid it won’t do. These men will but be
satisfied with an argument,‘ and it is plain
that you are notibe man, to make an
ZlpOl0~_J_y while convinced that you are right,‘
short of your resignation. You have some-
how_ got the ill will of the whole corps, and
to-night you aflionted them mortally. I
‘am sure you cannot k~no\v‘how sharply your
conduct and language touched them, and
your triumph only aggravated the offence.
A ad, now, your refusal to accept the chal-
lenge is, undcrthe most. favorable construc-
tion, an attack upon the code by which mil-
itary men govern themselves toward each.
other. l see. no escape. Fight you must,
or your ch:»llcn._qcr -will heap upon you such
personal ‘indignities as will make your life
irttolcrablc, or drive you into violence, which.
will amount to the same thing as accepting
his challenge. I saw that in your eye to day
which convinces me you are as brave
Julius Cmsar. Yes, I saw something there
braver than more physical courage, and I
felt its superiority ; but, you cannot convert
the world and reform the army soon enough
to answer your oavn ends, and you must sub-
mit to its rulesor be driven from it in disgrace.
l honor your principles for l under stand them
but you cannot maintain them.”
Our hero’s reflections that ni_<_zht must be
left to nnagination. The cliflictiltywvliiclt.
surrounded him, can be known only to those
who have been tempted and tried tothe ut-
mo:t, with the world and their own necessi-
ties itgflltlsl them.
In the morning he accepted the challenge.
-la-ring the right to choose the weapons
he named the small-stvord.
\‘t"hr-n the Col. hcard this, with a touch
of feeling, which all his bitterness could not:
quite extingvuisb, be said:
" D04.-5 toe mmh know that he is fluttering
into the flame ?”
“ I told him that you are reputed the best
svcordsntan in the army,” :tns\‘,'et‘ed the sec.
oad, “ and beggctl him to choose pistols,
\\'lllI.‘.lt will give him some chance of equali-
ty in the fight, but he declined. In fact, I
don’t know what to make of this young ft-I-
low—like the sword that he chooses to fight
with, hciis S0 limbcr, and yet so elastic and
tt'tettlu.~,oincsometimes; he is such a mixture
of Mt--tltotlist, male and ruatlman, that I can-
not make him out. And, Colonel, he is not
:1 light bargain, either, for anybody. lt
scr-ms to me that _vou were makin,r: nothing’
off of him, yesterday, when the General in.
lt‘l'ft.‘tf‘(l The fellow actually stood ‘up
l‘tandsomel_v, and made very pretty play with
l'iisw'-apon To trll the truth, l’tn begin-
n ngr to like him a lizllt-, and I feel sorry
that he must be disposed of in your peculiar
V.-'ay.”
'l he Colour-l muttered grimly “ if I must
kill the rasc-.tl, l’m glad ha Sl)C‘v\'S pluck and
capacity in the business; 1 don't. want to be :1
lroy-butcbct‘.”
't"lte itcxt morning, at early sunrise, they
ntc-ton the field of honor.
Wlivn tltcgtmtttd was prepared, and the
cltutnpiorts stood armed and ready, the Eu.
sign :.uddt:r.ly l0\‘.’t2t'0(l his sword point, and
£'t('l(ll’C'5Slllg lzts autugottist said : Sir 1 ant here
under cotn;.~nl.-ion, tneu.-ly, I do not consent to
this practice To me it is:-absurd as it iswicked.
lt s-.’-ttlrs no right, and it tedresscs no wrong.
Let HIC say, then, that if my patience has
given tvay under my per.=ccuitons,aud l have
by a hasty tvord or act, justly nfl'c-ndcd you,
l am willing to retract it. What. is your
complaint ?”
“ Young man, I came here not to preach
but to fight. 1 came not here to confer with
you about nice points in casuistty, but to
_nnt'tislt your iirtpnzlciicc; but if you have no
l't;‘ll:l) for that, I will spare your life, on con-
dition that you lcave the army-—takc your
c'uoicc.”
The Ens.ign’s answer was prompt and
firm : .
“- You will have it so—-I am guiltlcss,”
and the fencing began.
The seconds and witnesses had never be-
fore seen st1clt£b'ill,at'id they never dreamed
of such a l't‘Sllll.. In five minutes the Col.
was di.<.urtm~d, and at‘t.he mercy of the instil-
ted and outraged bog/l
llcatcd by the struggle, and excited by
the imminent peril and bloody bitterness and
fury of his cnemy, he turned front him some-
what haughtily with-
" l have tttitght you a lesson in sword-play,
and now I will Stit you ztnotltcr, which you
need even more—un example of moderation
in success.” _
The Colonels mortification and rage
seemed to know no bounds.
“ I accept no favors from such a canting,
plmzsc-trt:t_l<ing Sfitlllttielllallél-—,-Sucll a mere
fencing ntaster—-5-uch a lt’ll.'l{SlF:t’, and conju-
ring sword player as you an-,” the Colonel‘
burst out througlt his grinding teeth. ‘ You
knew well what you were about when you
chose these toysto play tricks with. If you
have a S('llllUt(‘tll of honor left in you, let.
me lt:t~.-e pistols. ltell you this quarrel is
not tnazlo up. 1 will not have my life at
your gift You shall take it, or l will
take yours. 'l he qnarrcl is to the dcatb,ant|
/.I’zrzt'c is a blow to clinch it,” striking at the
Et3Slgft in a transport of passion, which be
avoided with (rpm! coolness and dexterity.
The seconds irtterfcretl, and then the spec-
tators cried shame ; but it was clear - enotigh,
that blood must flow before the parties
should quit theground. The Ensigrfs zeo-
on.l, carrttd away by the excitement, urged
him to accept the new challenge on chrngo
of conditicns, fof he despatred of any other
adjttstatcnt. - .
“‘i‘Ji'.l nothing: satisfy this rnadman but
my life 2” sail the
tatcd.‘ ~ .
You have made him -mad, said the second
and there 1's._uotbt’ng left for it. but a fatalisv
sue. You have the right to re1nse,‘having
already spared his ltfe,and,I wiil sustain you,
but I do not advise it, {-312}: will be ‘_unavai1»-
\
at hip: sadly and earnestly, if not doubtful-.
nor do I believe they would accept anything“
ask
young Qfiicer, deeply ag—i- ,-
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